Alicia's Song (Timeswept) [Mass Market Paperback]

Alicia James, along with her beloved sisters Bethany and Caitlyn, has since childhood sung in graveyards to bless the spirits of the recently departed. But when the three sing for Yolanda D'Arcy, who was widely reputed to have been a witch, Alicia is swept from her home in modern rural Wyoming to the pristine mystical beauty of 1895 Sitka.

Alicia immediately encounters Caleb Marker, a devastatingly handsome, passionate and tender lumberman devoted to Mariah, his bright and full-hearted 5-year-old daughter.

After a grueling process in which Alicia-a thoroughly modern botanist with haunting violet eyes-must come to terms with the impossibility of her having traveled through time, Alicia takes on the only work she can find: a live-in position as Mariah's governess.

Mariah quickly comes to worship the warm, imaginative and highly intelligent Alicia-whom she longs to have as her mommy-while Alicia and Caleb fight the enormous passion that is growing between them. After a disastrous marriage, the last thing Alicia wants is to fall in love, while Caleb is utterly captivated yet wary of the intriguing "wood nymph" who shares all his values but will share almost nothing about her past.

As mutual passion, respect and a limited trust blossom into love, Alicia and Caleb must come to terms with the secrets they have from one another which threaten to destroy the most extraordinary relationship they have ever imagined.

Plunkett writes with such passion and wonder that the reader is spellbound. Alicia's Song reverberates with the lush, wild and fragile beauty of a magnificent setting that reflects an equally magnificent love. The exquisitely crafted characters possess such vitality and appeal that the delighted reader's heart also sings.

I was utterly captivated and unable to put down this supremely entertaining, uplifting and life-affirming novel. Plunkett's sensitivity, wisdom and magic with words places her high on the must-read list for any romance lover.

Alicia, a botanist, quickly realizes that she is no longer in Wyoming, but seemingly in the Alaskan wilderness. Her two siblings are not with her, but she is not alone. She is near the home of logging mogul Caleb Marker who is shocked that a governess has arrived so soon. Stunned to realize that she also traveled back in time to 1895, Alicia accepts the job offer especially after meeting Caleb's daughter. As the trio fall in love and have the possibility of forging a family together, he cannot let go of a past betrayal while she worries about her sisters and whether she will return to her proper place in time.

ALICIA'S SONG is an entertaining time travel romance that readers will fully enjoy even as they breathlessly await the upcoming stories starring the two siblings. Though a botanist and from a ranch, Alicia's acceptance seems too simple and easy, yet the audience will still adore the chronically impaired heroine. Caleb also leaves quite a mark on the readers, as does his daughter. Susan Plunkett opens her time travel romance with a fun to read scene that fans will find delightful.

Harriet Klausner

A light-hearted plot, delicious sexual tension and a well-researched setting makes this a quick, fun read. Though Alicia never has a chance to explain her disappearance to her sisters, we assume they know of her fate from the old witch's forecast and will adjust as easily as Alicia has. - Romantic Times

Of all the time travels I've read, there has only been one that I can truly say I enjoyed and kept as part of my personal library. So, when handed Alicia's Song I was not looking forward to reviewing it. To my relief, it proved to be an enjoyable, well written novel. If the next two books in Ms. Plunkett's series are as well done as this one, I look forward to reading them. -- The Romance Journal

Ms. Plunkett is a rare talent who captivates you with her storytelling ability. I'm really thrilled with this Alaskan trilogy starting with ALICIA'S SONG!" --Suzanne Coleburn